Diet PocketNon-vegetarian · One serving
Prawn Tomato Rice Bowl: A Seafood Recipe with Clear Portions
Make a prawn rice bowl with 150 g raw peeled prawns, tomato gravy and rice. Includes ingredient costs, edible weights and safe cooking guidance.
By Diet Pocket · Recipe guide · General food guidance, not medical advice
- Estimated serving cost
- ₹128
- Estimated protein
- 36 g
- Total time
- 25 minutes
Illustrative home-cooked cost per serving in India, not live market prices. Includes every listed ingredient used; excludes fuel, equipment and delivery. Buying whole packs costs more. Protein is an ingredient-based estimate, not lab-tested; brands, edible yields and substitutions change it.
Prawns cook quickly, but seafood prices need careful portion comparisons. The quantity here is 150 g raw peeled, edible prawns, not a shell-on weight. This tomato-based bowl keeps the method simple and includes rice rather than treating prawns alone as a meal. It is an option when your available ingredient prices fit your budget, not a universally low-cost dish.
Ingredients for one person
Dry and raw edible weights are labelled. All oil, spices and sides are listed.
- Prawns, raw peeled edible₹105150 g
- White rice, dry₹560 g
- Tomato₹7120 g
- Onion₹350 g
- Garlic₹15 g
- Ginger₹15 g
- Oil₹25 ml
- Cumin₹11 g
- Turmeric₹10.5 g
- Chilli powder₹10.5 g (optional)
- Salt₹1up to 1 g, to taste
- Water₹0as directed below
How to cook
Equipment: Saucepan, frying pan, knife
- 1
Rinse rice and cook covered in about 150 ml water for 15–18 minutes or until tender.
- 2
Keep peeled prawns chilled. If frozen, thaw in the refrigerator and follow the pack handling instructions; remove any remaining shell and vein.
- 3
Warm the oil, add cumin, onion, ginger and garlic, and cook for 3 minutes.
- 4
Add tomato, turmeric, chilli, salt and 80 ml water. Simmer for 6–8 minutes until the tomato softens.
- 5
Add prawns and cook for roughly 4–6 minutes, turning until the flesh is pearly or white and opaque throughout. Serve immediately with rice; larger prawns may need longer.
Make the budget work
Compare peeled weight and shell-on weight before comparing price. Frozen pack prices can differ from fresh seafood, and the full pack costs more than this serving.
A practical variation
Add 50 g chopped beans to the sauce for more vegetables, cooking them before the prawns. This extra ingredient is not in the displayed estimate.
Are prawns and shrimp interchangeable here?
Either can work in this method. Choose peeled edible portions and adjust cooking time for size, using fully opaque flesh rather than the timer alone.
Food safety and allergens
Cook prawns until pearly or white and opaque. Keep raw shellfish separate from cooked rice and refrigerate leftovers promptly.
Allergens: Crustacean shellfish (prawns/shrimp).
Refrigerate perishable cooked food within 2 hours, or 1 hour when above 32°C. Reheat leftovers to 74°C. Follow package instructions and do not use food that has been stored unsafely.
Protein estimates use typical ingredient values; compare with your package labels. See USDA FoodData Central for food-composition reference data. No outcomes or individual nutrition needs are guaranteed.
